Pseudopostega ecuadoriana

Short description: Species of moth

Pseudopostega ecuadoriana

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Opostegidae
Genus:  | Pseudopostega
Species:  |

P. ecuadoriana

Binomial name
Pseudopostega ecuadoriana

D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Pseudopostega ecuadoriana is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from an Amazonian premontane rainforest in east-central Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is about 3.3 mm. Adults have been recorded in January.

## Etymology

The species name is derived from the country of origin, Ecuador.

## References

1. ↑ "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/7184/1/SCTZ-0625-Lo_res.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

Wikidata ☰ Q7255376 entry

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